Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is out of intensive care, but remains in Milan's San Raffaele hospital where he was being treated for a lung infection caused by chronic leukemia, two sources told Reuters on Sunday.
A general view shows San Raffaele Hospital where former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is hospitalized in Milan, Italy, April 13, 2023. REUTERS/ Claudia Greco
MILAN — Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is out of intensive care, but remains in Milan's San Raffaele hospital where he was being treated forThe sources confirmed reports from newspaper Corriere della Sera and other media about the 86-year-old billionaire media tycoon.Berlusconi was rushed to San Raffaele on April 5, triggering speculation that his life might be in danger and drawing a stream of family and friends to his bedside.
His doctors said that Berlusconi is suffering from chronic myelomonocytic leukemia . They did not specify when the cancer was first spotted, saying only that it was not acute.Berlusconi's Forza Italia party is part of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing coalition, though he does not have a role in government.
Berlusconi's health has deteriorated in recent years. He had heart surgery in 2016, has also had prostate cancer, and has been repeatedly admitted to hospital since "Best of luck Silvio, my friend!" Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, a political ally of Berlusconi, wrote on Twitter, commenting on the Corriere della Sera report.
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